ASHER’S POVShe let out a cry, clutching at her stomach.“Kate… what is wrong?”“I–I think it’s contractions,” she managed to say before another cry escaped her. “I just need to sit down…” she mumbled and I quickly picked her up, setting her on the couch. “Should I get you some water?” I asked, panicked. Her face contorted in pain, as she leaned back against the couch.“Yeah—water,”I hurried to the cooler, pouring her a glass of water, before returning to find her on the ground, in a puddle that hadn’t been there before. Her water had just broken.“Asher I think it’s starting,” she strained, her eyes wide in fear, I wonder if they matched mine. “I think— I think the baby is coming,”I’d rehearsed the steps for weeks, and yet I was left momentarily confused. “I need to take you to the healers,” I said, putting down the glass of water and sweeping her up in my arms. She groaned in pain, as I raced out of my chambers, leaving the door behind me wide open.“You’re alright, Kate,” I a
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